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Online therapist

Karen Hargrove

Compassionate guidance for family and parenting challenges

Credentials
LPC
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Karen

Karen Hargrove is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a wide range of emotional challenges. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and help with parenting and life transitions.

Her style is straightforward and supportive, aiming to help clients feel more confident in their everyday choices. In sessions she centers each person’s own strengths and life experience.

Background and approach

She encourages practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Conversations focus on clearer decision making, emotion management, and ways to improve important relationships. With ten years of experience, Karen brings steady clinical practice and a calm presence to the work.

She has a background helping those with mood disorders, ADHD, grief, and issues related to gender and multicultural identities. She also addresses first responder stress, compassion fatigue, and concerns common to young adults and women. Therapy can include short-term coaching and tools for coping with crisis or change.

She tailors approaches to fit each person’s goals and the current challenges they face. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. Karen’s license is GA LPC LPC008359, which indicates her credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

People who are curious about next steps can use the platform’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule a session.

Online approaches that fit busy family lives

Therapeutic coaching and skills-based work focuses on concrete tools people can use right away. This approach helps with stress, parenting challenges, anger management, and coping with life changes by teaching problem-solving steps and emotion regulation techniques.

Evidence-informed mood-focused strategies aim to reduce symptoms of depression, bipolar mood swings, and anxiety through regular check-ins and structured techniques. These methods help people notice patterns, try small behavior changes, and track what improves their daily mood.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they adjust methods over time so the plan stays useful and realistic for family and parenting demands.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone, live chat, and text messaging provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting routines and other responsibilities without long commutes.

Frequently asked questions

What issues can Karen help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, grief, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, focusing on clear choices and skills people can use between sessions to manage emotions and improve relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience providing mental health and wellness services.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds the credential GA LPC LPC008359 and practices in Georgia.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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